(Askeri) GÖĞÜS SİPERİ: Ayakta nişan vaziyetinde savunan erleri korumaya ve üzerinden ateş etmeye yarayan toprak işi. Göğüs siperleri, zeminin tamamen veya kısmen üstünde inşa edilir. Bak. "parapet"
(Askeri) ÖN SİPER; TOPRAK SİPER: Bir siper veya silah mevziinin önüne, personeli düşman göz ve ateşinden korumak için yığılan ve çok defa, toprak olan alçak bir set. Bak. "breastwork" ve "parados"
Turkish - Turkish
Definition of a parapet in Turkish Turkish dictionary
Fortification, the shot-proof covering of a mass of earth on the exterior edge of the ramparts The openings cut through the parapets to permit guns to fire in the required direction are called embrasures: about 18 feet is allowed from one embrasure to another, and the solid intervening part is called the merlon An indented parapet is a battlement (Italian, parapetto, breastwork )
A low wall that serves as a vertical barrier at the edge of a roof, terrace, or other raised area; in a exterior wall, the part entirely above the roof
If you say that someone puts their head above the parapet, you mean they take a risk. If you say they keep their head below the parapet, you mean they avoid taking a risk